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Team Building 101

By Mark Shipley, president & chief strategic officer of Smith & Jones and an EO Albany member Working in a high performance, accountable organization has a certain grind to it. While the creative industry can be fun and fulfilling, it can also be stressful and thankless. Like any other job, there are good days and

December 16, 2014

The Fallacy of “Re-Branding”

by Suzanne Tulien, an Overdrive contributor and principal and founder of the Brand Ascension Group “Oh, you’re a brand consultant? Our company just went through a re-branding effort 6 months ago. We’ve all got new business cards, a new logo, and new ad campaigns coming out.” I cannot tell you how many times I hear

December 15, 2014

How To Use Stress To Do Our Best

by David Hassell, an EO At Large - US member and founder of 15five When people hear the word stress, they usually think of it negatively, as in “distress.” In a culture where overworking without breaks and always being “on” and connected is the norm, people viscerally know what stress feels like. A toxic force

December 12, 2014

Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

by Greg McDonough, an EO DC member and CEO of EEI Communications If you’ve ever had the pleasure of raising children, you’ve begun to dread a little word called “why?” Although it may not have meant much to you before, it certainly comes as a shock when you realize how much meaning that word actually

December 11, 2014

Just Breathe

by Peter Hermann, an EO Nashville member and co-founder and CIO of BreatheAware Shortly after Belmont Software Services made the INC 1000 list in 2011, one of my firm's key business development channels dried up. By mid-2013 I had made a good dent in developing new growth areas, but it was happening too slowly. That fall,

December 10, 2014

Sometimes the Way Forward is to Go Back

by Marc Levin, an EO Sydney member and co-founder and financial director of Jason.L Bricks-and-mortar retailers have long understood the need for an online presence to move forward, but what happens when an online business turns offline? When my brother Jason started selling office furniture, he did it through eBay while he put himself through

December 9, 2014